Railroad-tie



G. F. A. OCHS.

RAILROAD TIE. APPLICATION FILED ogrl'n, 1919.

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I ,Be it knoivn'that I, GEQRGE F. A. OQHs,-a citizen of'the United Stzttsjiirid a resident of Newarlr, county of Essen, and; State' of New Jersey, have invented certain ream-m1 useful Improvements in RailI'oa'd-,Ties1, 'of which the following is a' specification;

This invention; relates-to an improved railroad tie which' is preferably madeiof metal and which is adapted to securely hold the rail in position, but also have the proper weight as required in a tie of this kind.

The invention is animprovement over my prior Patent No. 1,208,630, issued Dec. 12, 191.6. In the prior patentthe railwas fastened directly to the tie. In the present construction the improvement lies in inserts which are held in the tie when the rail'is put down, and which are adapted to receive clamping means, such as spikes or the like, to secure the rail in position. i

The inserts are designed to receive a spike in a curved passage or recess, which inserts can be replaced if they are damaged or incomplete. In the manufacture of the ties, if by any reason there is a faulty making of the passage which receives the spike, when the tie is one piece the whole tie is wast ed, whereas in the present construction 8 thls is corrected 111 so far as only the lnsert The invention is illustrated in the accom--.

panying drawing, in which Figure '1 is my improved tie, showing tworails mounted thereon, the center rib being shownin elevae tion. Fig. 2 isa top view'of the constructionshown in Fig. 1, with the left hand rail and the spikes of that rail omitted. Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing several of the parts separated to more clearly illustrate their construction, and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a spike.

The tie 10 is made preferably of metal, and to-secure a proper degree of resillency and still give the tie sufiicient weight, I prefer to make it with longitudinal ribs 11 and the cross-ribs 12. Flanking each rail position I provide recesses 13, into which the inserts 14 are placed, the inserts being," adapted to be held in place by the rail and j also adapted to receive the holding means, g 7

' the rail position, readily removable inserts in said recesses and partly covered by the such as a spike, to hold the rail down.

In the form shown, the rem vab e inserts Speciflcatien ofiLelttersPatent." 4 PateiitBdAflg'L Z I,"1920.

a rovided iori ftheir 'outer'edges with a position of f the center rib; hefiniier f end which rests on a ledge 19 at the inner end of the recess 13.

I prefer to make the top of the tie and I the top of the inserts flush whenfthe parts are assembled, so that theba'se 20 of the rail 21'rests on the top of the tie and also on the inner ends of the inserts and they are thus securely held in position, the inner point, although this arrangement is not essential.

. that one. of the cross-rlbs 12 is under the rail position 4 1 to give more stability to the rail at this Means areprovided for fastening the rail l to the inserts, in the form shown this comprising'spikes 22, the heads of which are.

adapted to rest against'the base of the rail, and the spikes are driven into the curved passage or channel 23, which is preferably at the top of the insert, as at 25, this-outlet being preferably made round, whereby the whole channel is U-shaped, which permits of its easy manufacture, and the core necessary in making the channel is easily withdrawn. j y I prefer to glve each spike a coat of tin to prevent corrodingor rusting, and the channel or hole in the insertis preferably filled with lubricating grease, and the round end 25' can be closed wlth a plug to, keepout water.

'made square,-as at 24, at a point adjacent to the base of the rail, the channel passing out In practice I make the spikes with consid I erable taper, so that the pointed end easily conforms, under blows, to the shapev of theopening or channel into which it is placed,

v and at the same time it can be removed r the use of a punch bar or similar tool when it is desired to remove the spike.

Iclaim: l a y 11. A railroad tie having recesses flanking rail, saidinserts having means therewith for securing them tothe rail, the inserts and tie having coactingineans for 'holding't'he inserts inplace.

2. A railroad tie having a recess therein,

an insert adapted to fit 1n the recess with one end of the insert held by the tieagainst upward movement, arail resting, on. the, other end of the insert, and means for se- I curin the rail to therinsert.

ether end of the insert, the insert 'haying'a curved ehanne1 therein,and a spike in the channel and-engaging the rail.

1, A' railread tie having a recess therein,

an insert adapted tohfit in the recesslwithr one end of the insert held by the 'tie' againstlupwardj movement, a rail resting on the other end ofthe insert, the insert having a .U-shaped channel, and a spike in "the channel and clamping the rail to the insert. v

5. A railroad tie having a recessinfthe top, one end of the recess having an. overhang and the other end a ledge, aninsert wvith a nose to go under the overhang and 1 a lip to rest on theledge, anda rail resting. on thetopvof the tie and the tep 0f the lip;

Intest'imeny that I'claim theforegeingyI haveheretofl set my hand, this 15th off Oct0her," 19 19. I v V G O GE? 0011s.. 

